1938–39 Liverpool F.C. season
| 1938–39 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | George Kay | ||
| Stadium | Anfield | ||
| First Division | 11th | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Willie Fagan and Berry Nieuwenhuys All: Berry Nieuwenhuys | ||
| Average home league attendance | 32,160 | ||
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The 1938–39 season was the 47th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and the club ended the season in 11th place. Liverpool reached the fifth round of the FA Cup but were knocked out by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW |  ENG
|
Jack Balmer | 45 | 14 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 4 | |
| DF | ENG
|
John Browning | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  SCO
|
Matt Busby | 45 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Tom Bush | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Tommy Cooper | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Harry Eastham | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Willie Fagan | 42 | 15 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 1 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Matt FitzSimmons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Jim Harley | 34 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF |  WAL
|
Ronnie Jones | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  RSA
|
Dirk Kemp | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Bill Kinghorn | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Jimmy McInnes | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | RSA
|
Berry Nieuwenhuys | 42 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO
|
George Paterson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Keith Peters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Barney Ramsden | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| GK | RSA
|
Arthur Riley | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Fred Rogers | 31 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG
|
John Shafto | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Phil Taylor | 42 | 17 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | |
| MF | RSA
|
Harman van den Berg | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 63 | 59 | 1.068 | 44 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 43 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 63 | 0.984 | 42 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | 41 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 67 | 0.881 | 41 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results
[edit]these were the results of Liverpool's matches in the 1938-39 season.
First division
[edit]| 27 August 1938 1 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Taylor  35' 78' |
Report | Allum |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 33,868 |
| 3 September 1938 2 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Liverpool | Preston |
| 15:15 | Beattie |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,340 |
| 7 September 1938 3 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
| 18:15 | Nieuwenhuys 15' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 25,050 |
| 10 September 1938 4 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Busby 70' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 32,701 |
| 14 September 1938 5 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
| 18:00 | Fagan 55' 75' Nieuwenhuys 90' |
Report | Fenton |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 25,535 |
| 17 September 1938 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Liverpool | Bolton |
| 15:15 | Roberts Hunt |
Report | Taylor 77' |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 22,409 |
| 24 September 1938 7 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Fagan 51' Balmer 61'Taylor 86' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 32,197 |
| 1 October 1938 8 | Everton | 2–1 | Liverpool | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Bentham 14' Boyes 39' |
Report | Fagan 43' (pen.) |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 64,997 |
| 8 October 1938 9 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Liverpool | Leicester |
| 15:00 | Dewis Griffiths |
Report | Nieuwenhuys 73' van den Berg 89' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 13,559 |
| 15 October 1938 10 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | van den Berg 6' Balmer 34'Fagan 38' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,224 |
| 22 October 1938 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 | Mcintosh Westcott |
Report | Taylor 75' Nieuwenhuys 77' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,668 |
| 29 October 1938 12 | Liverpool | 3–3 | Huddersfield Town | Liverpool |
| 15:00 | van den Berg 1' Fagan 63' (pen.)Balmer 85' |
Report | Beasley Baird Price |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 33,734 |
| 5 November 1938 13 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Liverpool | Portsmouth |
| 14:45 | Anderson |
Report | Nieuwenhuys 10' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 22,663 |
| 12 November 1938 14 | Liverpool | 2–2 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
| 14:45 | Nieuwenhuys 41' 50' |
Report | Drake Kirchen |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,540 |
| 19 November 1938 15 | Brentford | 2–1 | Liverpool | Brentford |
| 14:30 | Holliday |
Report | Nieuwenhuys 40' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 20,977 |
| 26 November 1938 16 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Blackpool | Liverpool |
| 14:30 | Kinghorn 10' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 26,752 |
| 3 December 1938 17 | Derby County | 2–2 | Liverpool | Derby |
| 14:15 | Crooks McCulloch |
Report | Taylor 34' Kinghorn 88' |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,723 |
| 10 December 1938 18 | Liverpool | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | Liverpool |
| 14:15 | Nieuwenhuys 30' Fagan 33' |
Report | Boyd Betmead |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 26,343 |
| 17 December 1938 19 | Sunderland | 2–3 | Liverpool | Sunderland |
| 14:00 | Bolton 3' Duns 73' |
Report | Kinghorn 37' Bush 50'Taylor 78' |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 15,309 Referee: Martin W |
| 24 December 1938 20 | Chelsea | 4–1 | Liverpool | London |
| 14:20 | Payne Spence Burgess |
Report | Balmer 75' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 6,801 |
| 26 December 1938 21 | Stoke City | 3–1 | Liverpool | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 14:20 | Baker Sale |
Report | Fagan 89' |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 18,182 |
| 27 December 1938 22 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Stoke City | Liverpool |
| 14:15 | Fagan 54' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 45,724 |
| 31 December 1938 23 | Liverpool | 4–1 | Preston North End | Liverpool |
| 14:30 | Taylor 33' 88' Fagan 34' (pen.)Balmer 85' |
Report | Mutch |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 30,453 |
| 2 January 1939 24 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Liverpool | Middlesbrough |
| 14:15 | Fenton Milne |
Report | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 25,309 |
| 14 January 1939 25 | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Liverpool | London |
| 14:45 | Tadman |
Report | Eastham 25' Balmer 39' 89' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 19,836 |
| 25 January 1939 26 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Fagan 55' |
Report | Hunt Sinclair |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 17,705 |
| 28 January 1939 27 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Liverpool | Leeds |
| 15:00 | Hodgson 84' |
Report | Balmer 88' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 13,679 Referee: Clark SL |
| 4 February 1939 28 | Liverpool | 0–3 | Everton | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Report | Bentham 14' Lawton 73' 82' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 55,994 |
| 18 February 1939 29 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Broome 30' 38' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,705 Referee: Rudd RG |
| 25 February 1939 30 | Liverpool | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Report | Westcott Dorsett |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 54,796 |
| 4 March 1939 31 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Taylor 82' |
Report | Smith |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 25,451 |
| 11 March 1939 32 | Liverpool | 4–4 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Fagan 16' Taylor 27' 51'Nieuwenhuys 62' |
Report | Parker 44' Anderson 66'Barlow 67'McAlinden 72' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 18,380 |
| 15 March 1939 33 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Liverpool | Huddersfield |
| 15:15 | Price |
Report | Nieuwenhuys 85' |
Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 7,704 |
| 18 March 1939 34 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Liverpool | London |
| 15:30 | Kirchen Drake |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 31,495 |
| 25 March 1939 35 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Brentford | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Fagan 51' (pen.)  88' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 18,113 |
| 1 April 1939 36 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Liverpool | Blackpool |
| 15:15 | Astley |
Report | Fagan 20' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 17,137 |
| 7 April 1939 37 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Birmingham | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Balmer Nieuwenhuys |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 31,741 |
| 8 April 1939 38 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Derby County | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Taylor 40' 63' |
Report | McCulloch |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 25,927 |
| 10 April 1939 39 | Birmingham | 0–0 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,067 |
| 15 April 1939 40 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Liverpool | Grimsby |
| 15:15 | Howe Jones |
Report | Nieuwenhuys 1' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,164 |
| 22 April 1939 41 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Sunderland | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Kinghorn 75' |
Report | Carter 55' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 15,607 Referee: Martin W |
| 6 May 1939 42 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Liverpool | Manchester |
| 15:00 | Hanlon |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 12,073 |
FA Cup
[edit]| 7 January 1939 3rd Round | Liverpool | 3–0 | Luton Town | Liverpool |
| 14:30 | Balmer 54' 89' Paterson 83' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,431 Referee: Tucker JA |
| 21 January 1939 4th Round | Liverpool | 5–1 | Stockport County | Liverpool |
| 14:45 | Nieuwenhuys 6' 41' Eastham 29'Balmer 35' 51'Fagan  |
Report | Reid 26' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 39,407 Referee: Mortimer RA |
| 11 February 1939 5th Round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 | Burton 8' Westcott 23'McIntosh 82'Dorsett 80' |
Report | Fagan 54' (pen.) |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 61, 315 Referee: Blake RW |